SettingsAmerican human rights activists
A. Latham Staples
A. Latham Staples is an American civil rights activist and community leader in San Diego, California.
A. Latham Staples is an American civil rights activist and community leader in San Diego, California.
Aaron Cohen (author)
Aaron Cohen is an author and human rights activist specializing in human trafficking.
Aaron Cohen is an author and human rights activist specializing in human trafficking.
Aaron Rhodes
Aaron Rhodes is an international human rights activist, university lecturer and essayist based in Hamburg, Germany.
Aaron Rhodes is an international human rights activist, university lecturer and essayist based in Hamburg, Germany.
Abraham Halpern
Dr. Abraham L. Halpern is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at New York Medical College and former president of The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.
Dr. Abraham L. Halpern is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at New York Medical College and former president of The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.
Ali Alyami
Dr. Ali Alyami is the Executive Director and founder of the Center for Democracy & Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, based in Washington, DC.
Dr. Ali Alyami is the Executive Director and founder of the Center for Democracy & Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, based in Washington, DC.
Alison Des Forges
Alison Des Forges was an American historian and human rights activist who specialized in the African Great Lakes region, particularly the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
Alison Des Forges was an American historian and human rights activist who specialized in the African Great Lakes region, particularly the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
Allan Nairn
Allan Nairn is an award-winning American investigative journalist who became well known when he was imprisoned by Indonesian military forces under United States-backed strongman Suharto while re...
Allan Nairn is an award-winning American investigative journalist who became well known when he was imprisoned by Indonesian military forces under United States-backed strongman Suharto while re...
Andrew Koenig (actor)
Joshua Andrew Koenig also known as Josh Andrew Koenig or Andrew Koenig, was an American character actor, film director, editor, writer, and human rights activist.
Joshua Andrew Koenig also known as Josh Andrew Koenig or Andrew Koenig, was an American character actor, film director, editor, writer, and human rights activist.
Ann Fagan Ginger
Ann Fagan Ginger (born July 11, 1925) is an American lawyer, teacher, writer, and political activist.
Ann Fagan Ginger (born July 11, 1925) is an American lawyer, teacher, writer, and political activist.
Aryeh Neier
Aryeh Neier (born 1937) is an American human rights activist who serves as the president of the Open Society Institute and had earlier been Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and National ...
Aryeh Neier (born 1937) is an American human rights activist who serves as the president of the Open Society Institute and had earlier been Executive Director of Human Rights Watch and National ...
Austin Dacey
Austin Dacey is an American philosopher, writer, and human rights activist whose work concerns secularism, religion, freedom of expression, and freedom of conscience.
Austin Dacey is an American philosopher, writer, and human rights activist whose work concerns secularism, religion, freedom of expression, and freedom of conscience.
Bernard Lee (Civil Rights Movement)
The Rev. Bernard Lee was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and a key associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the mo...
The Rev. Bernard Lee was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and a key associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the mo...
Blase Bonpane
Blase Bonpane is Director of the Office of the Americas (based in Los Angeles, California) which he co-founded with his wife Theresa in 1983.
Blase Bonpane is Director of the Office of the Americas (based in Los Angeles, California) which he co-founded with his wife Theresa in 1983.
Brian Coyle
Brian J. Coyle (25 June 1944 – 23 August 1991) was an American community leader, elected official, and gay activist.
Brian J. Coyle (25 June 1944 – 23 August 1991) was an American community leader, elected official, and gay activist.
Bruce Jackson (Project on Transitional Democracies)
Bruce Jackson is the founder and President of the Project on Transitional Democracies.
Bruce Jackson is the founder and President of the Project on Transitional Democracies.
Bruce William Nickerson
Bruce William Nickerson (born June 21, 1941) is a civil rights and gay rights attorney in California.
Bruce William Nickerson (born June 21, 1941) is a civil rights and gay rights attorney in California.
Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim is an American actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice, Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer and as Elvis's mother, Gladys Pr...
Camryn Manheim is an American actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice, Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer and as Elvis's mother, Gladys Pr...
Carmen Trotta
Carmen Trotta is a pacifist.
Carmen Trotta is a pacifist.
Catherine A. Fitzpatrick
Catherine Ann "Cathy" Fitzpatrick (born 1956), also known under her virtual worlds pseudonym "Prokofy Neva", is an American human rights activist, Russian-English translator, journalist, b...
Catherine Ann "Cathy" Fitzpatrick (born 1956), also known under her virtual worlds pseudonym "Prokofy Neva", is an American human rights activist, Russian-English translator, journalist, b...
Charles Kernaghan
Charles Kernaghan is the executive director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, formerly known as the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights, currently h...
Charles Kernaghan is the executive director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, formerly known as the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights, currently h...
Charmaine White Face
Charmaine White Face, Zumila Wobaga, is an Oglala Tetuwan (Lakota language speaker) from the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) in North America.
Charmaine White Face, Zumila Wobaga, is an Oglala Tetuwan (Lakota language speaker) from the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation) in North America.
Chip Pitts
Chip Pitts is the Board President of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and former Chairman of Amnesty International USA.
Chip Pitts is the Board President of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and former Chairman of Amnesty International USA.
Clara Luper
Clara Shepard Luper (May 3, 1923 – June 8, 2011) was a civic leader, retired schoolteacher, and a pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Clara Shepard Luper (May 3, 1923 – June 8, 2011) was a civic leader, retired schoolteacher, and a pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Cong Thanh Do
Cong Thanh Do (born ca.
Cong Thanh Do (born ca.
Constance L. Rice
Constance L. “Connie” Rice (born April 5, 1956) is a prominent American civil rights activist and lawyer.
Constance L. “Connie” Rice (born April 5, 1956) is a prominent American civil rights activist and lawyer.
Corliss Lamont
Corliss Lamont (March 28, 1902–April 26, 1995), was a socialist philosopher, and advocate of various left-wing and civil liberties causes.
Corliss Lamont (March 28, 1902–April 26, 1995), was a socialist philosopher, and advocate of various left-wing and civil liberties causes.
David M. Smolin
David Mark Smolin is a professor of law at Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama where he is the Harwell G. Davis Chair in Constitutional Law, the director for Cumberland School of Law...
David Mark Smolin is a professor of law at Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama where he is the Harwell G. Davis Chair in Constitutional Law, the director for Cumberland School of Law...
Deborah Fikes
Deborah Fikes is the executive advisor to the World Evangelical Alliance.
Deborah Fikes is the executive advisor to the World Evangelical Alliance.
Dorothy Thomas
Dorothy Quincy Thomas (born 1960) is an American human rights activist.
Dorothy Quincy Thomas (born 1960) is an American human rights activist.
Ed Roberts (activist)
Edward Verne Roberts was an American activist.
Edward Verne Roberts was an American activist.
Eliezer Silver
Rabbi Eliezer Silver (15 February 1882 - 7 February 1968) was the President of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the U.S. and Canada and among American Jewry's foremost religious leaders.
Rabbi Eliezer Silver (15 February 1882 - 7 February 1968) was the President of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the U.S. and Canada and among American Jewry's foremost religious leaders.
Eric Rosenthal (human rights)
Eric Rosenthal is the vice president of U.S. International Council on Disabilities, and also the founder and executive director of Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI), a human rights a...
Eric Rosenthal is the vice president of U.S. International Council on Disabilities, and also the founder and executive director of Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI), a human rights a...
Evelyn Grubb
Evelyn Grubb was the wife of an American Vietnam War Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war, she was also a co-founder and then later served as the national coordinator of the National Lea...
Evelyn Grubb was the wife of an American Vietnam War Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war, she was also a co-founder and then later served as the national coordinator of the National Lea...
Felice D. Gaer
Felice D. Gaer is an American expert on human rights and a longstanding member and the current chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Felice D. Gaer is an American expert on human rights and a longstanding member and the current chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche (born August 26, 1954) was the President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies from April 2007 to June 2011.
Gara LaMarche (born August 26, 1954) was the President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies from April 2007 to June 2011.
Gary Haugen
Gary Haugen serves as President and CEO of International Justice Mission, an international human rights agency that rescues victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery and oppression worldwide.
Gary Haugen serves as President and CEO of International Justice Mission, an international human rights agency that rescues victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery and oppression worldwide.
Gary Sick
Gary G. Sick is an American academic and analyst of Middle East affairs, with special expertise on Iran, who served on the U.S. National Security Council < under Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan.
Gary G. Sick is an American academic and analyst of Middle East affairs, with special expertise on Iran, who served on the U.S. National Security Council < under Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan.
George Jackson (Black Panther)
George Lester Jackson was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated.
George Lester Jackson was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated.
Ginetta Sagan
Ginetta Sagan was a US human rights activist best known for her work with Amnesty International on behalf of prisoners of conscience.
Ginetta Sagan was a US human rights activist best known for her work with Amnesty International on behalf of prisoners of conscience.
Goler T. Butcher
Goler Teal Butcher (13 July 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 9, 1993 in Washington, D.C.) was a lawyer, scholar, advocate, and professor in the field of international law.
Goler Teal Butcher (13 July 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 9, 1993 in Washington, D.C.) was a lawyer, scholar, advocate, and professor in the field of international law.
Gordon Hirabayashi
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was an American sociologist, best known for his principled resistance to the Japanese American internment during World War II, and the court case which bears his name...
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was an American sociologist, best known for his principled resistance to the Japanese American internment during World War II, and the court case which bears his name...
Gregory Stanton
Gregory H. Stanton is the founder and president of Genocide Watch, the founder and director of the Cambodian Genocide Project, and the founder and Chair of the International Campaign t...
Gregory H. Stanton is the founder and president of Genocide Watch, the founder and director of the Cambodian Genocide Project, and the founder and Chair of the International Campaign t...
Greta Berlin
Greta K. Berlin (b. 1941, Detroit, Michigan) is a media communications expert and volunteer pro-Palestinian activist.
Greta K. Berlin (b. 1941, Detroit, Michigan) is a media communications expert and volunteer pro-Palestinian activist.
Habib Rahiab
Habib Rahiab is a human rights lawyer working with an international human rights organization based in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2007.
Habib Rahiab is a human rights lawyer working with an international human rights organization based in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2007.
Harry Wu
Harry Wu is an activist for human rights in the People's Republic of China.
Harry Wu is an activist for human rights in the People's Republic of China.
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins (born 13 February 1961) is an American spoken word artist, writer, journalist, publisher, actor, comedian, radio DJ, activist and formerly singer-songwriter.
Henry Rollins (born 13 February 1961) is an American spoken word artist, writer, journalist, publisher, actor, comedian, radio DJ, activist and formerly singer-songwriter.
Jacob M. Appel
Jacob M. Appel is an American author, bioethicist and social critic.
Jacob M. Appel is an American author, bioethicist and social critic.
Jameel Jaffer
Jameel Jaffer is a human rights and civil liberties attorney who directs the national security project of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Jameel Jaffer is a human rights and civil liberties attorney who directs the national security project of the American Civil Liberties Union.
James A. Corbett
James A. "Jim" Corbett (born in Casper, Wyoming, October 8, 1933 - died near Benson, Arizona, August 2, 2001) was an American rancher, writer, Quaker, philosopher, and human rights activist and ...
James A. "Jim" Corbett (born in Casper, Wyoming, October 8, 1933 - died near Benson, Arizona, August 2, 2001) was an American rancher, writer, Quaker, philosopher, and human rights activist and ...
James Otsuka
Katsuki James Otsuka (January 22, 1921 – May 25, 1984) was a Nisei Japanese American Quaker who was jailed as a conscientious objector during World War II, and later became a war tax resister.
Katsuki James Otsuka (January 22, 1921 – May 25, 1984) was a Nisei Japanese American Quaker who was jailed as a conscientious objector during World War II, and later became a war tax resister.
Jason Russell
Jason Russell (born 1978) is an American film and theater director, choreographer, and activist who co-founded Invisible Children, Inc. He is the director of Kony 2012, a short documentary f...
Jason Russell (born 1978) is an American film and theater director, choreographer, and activist who co-founded Invisible Children, Inc. He is the director of Kony 2012, a short documentary f...
Jeff Halper
Jeff Halper (born 1946) is an anthropologist, author, lecturer, political activist, and co-founder and Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD).
Jeff Halper (born 1946) is an anthropologist, author, lecturer, political activist, and co-founder and Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD).
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States.
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States.
Jerome J. Shestack
Jerome Joseph "Jerry" Shestack was a Philadelphia lawyer and human rights advocate active in Democratic Party politics who served as president of the American Bar Association from 1997 to 1998.
Jerome Joseph "Jerry" Shestack was a Philadelphia lawyer and human rights advocate active in Democratic Party politics who served as president of the American Bar Association from 1997 to 1998.
Jody Williams
Jody Williams (born 1950) is an American political activist known around the world for her work in banning antipersonnel landmines, her defense of human rights – and especially those of women, a...
Jody Williams (born 1950) is an American political activist known around the world for her work in banning antipersonnel landmines, her defense of human rights – and especially those of women, a...
Joe Stork
Joe Stork is an American political activist and Deputy Director for Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch.
Joe Stork is an American political activist and Deputy Director for Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch.
John Eibner
John Eibner is an American Christian human rights activist.
John Eibner is an American Christian human rights activist.
John Feldmann
John William Feldmann is an American musician and producer who is the lead singer/guitarist of the band Goldfinger.
John William Feldmann is an American musician and producer who is the lead singer/guitarist of the band Goldfinger.
John Howell (Atlanta)
John Howell (1933 – June 28, 1988, Atlanta) was an Atlanta, Georgia grassroots civic activist, well known and well loved for his strong support of human rights, civil liberties, neighborhood pre...
John Howell (1933 – June 28, 1988, Atlanta) was an Atlanta, Georgia grassroots civic activist, well known and well loved for his strong support of human rights, civil liberties, neighborhood pre...
John Prendergast
John Prendergast is an American human rights activist, author, and former Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council.
John Prendergast is an American human rights activist, author, and former Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council.
Joseph Nevins
Joseph Nevins is an American author, activist and Associate Professor of Geography at Vassar College in New York.
Joseph Nevins is an American author, activist and Associate Professor of Geography at Vassar College in New York.
José S. Landaverde
José Sigfredo Landaverde (September 2, 1971) is a community organizer, activist, and priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe Anglican Catholic Church, located in the largely Mexican neighborhood of Litt...
José Sigfredo Landaverde (September 2, 1971) is a community organizer, activist, and priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe Anglican Catholic Church, located in the largely Mexican neighborhood of Litt...
Katie Redford
Katharine (Katie) Redford, Esq. is a human rights lawyer and activist who is credited with spearheading a movement to hold international companies accountable for overseas abuse in their home co...
Katharine (Katie) Redford, Esq. is a human rights lawyer and activist who is credited with spearheading a movement to hold international companies accountable for overseas abuse in their home co...
Ken Rutherford (political scientist)
Kenneth R. Rutherford (born August 25, 1962) is co-founder of the Landmine Survivors Network and a researcher in the field of political science.
Kenneth R. Rutherford (born August 25, 1962) is co-founder of the Landmine Survivors Network and a researcher in the field of political science.
Ken Rutherford (scientist)
Kenneth R. Rutherford (born August 25, 1962) is co-founder of the Landmine Survivors Network and a researcher in the field of political science.
Kenneth R. Rutherford (born August 25, 1962) is co-founder of the Landmine Survivors Network and a researcher in the field of political science.
Kenneth Roth
Kenneth Roth is an American attorney and has been the executive director of Human Rights Watch since 1993.
Kenneth Roth is an American attorney and has been the executive director of Human Rights Watch since 1993.
Kevin Pina
Kevin Pina is an American journalist and filmmaker.
Kevin Pina is an American journalist and filmmaker.
Larry Cox (Amnesty International)
Larry Cox (born 1945) is the former executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA).
Larry Cox (born 1945) is the former executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA).
Larry Cox (human rights advocate)
Larry Cox, born 1945 in Lakewood, Ohio, was appointed executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) in January 2006.
Larry Cox, born 1945 in Lakewood, Ohio, was appointed executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) in January 2006.
Laura Lederer
Laura J. Lederer is a legal scholar and former Senior Advisor on Trafficking in Persons in the Office for Democracy and Global Affairs of the United States Department of State.
Laura J. Lederer is a legal scholar and former Senior Advisor on Trafficking in Persons in the Office for Democracy and Global Affairs of the United States Department of State.
Leonard Roy Frank
Leonard Roy Frank is an American human rights activist, ECT survivor and writer from New York.
Leonard Roy Frank is an American human rights activist, ECT survivor and writer from New York.
Leonard Weinglass
Leonard Irving Weinglass was a U.S. criminal defense lawyer and constitutional law advocate.
Leonard Irving Weinglass was a U.S. criminal defense lawyer and constitutional law advocate.
Leonard Zeskind
Leonard Zeskind is an American human rights activist, and president of the Institute for Research & Education of Human Rights (IREHR).
Leonard Zeskind is an American human rights activist, and president of the Institute for Research & Education of Human Rights (IREHR).
Lily Mazahery
Lily Mazahery (born October 10, 1972) is an Iranian-American lawyer, human rights activist, and an expert source on Iran.
Lily Mazahery (born October 10, 1972) is an Iranian-American lawyer, human rights activist, and an expert source on Iran.
Linda Andre
Linda Andre is an American psychiatric survivor activist and writer, living in New York City, who is the director of the Committee for Truth in Psychiatry, an organization founded by Marilyn Ric...
Linda Andre is an American psychiatric survivor activist and writer, living in New York City, who is the director of the Committee for Truth in Psychiatry, an organization founded by Marilyn Ric...
Louise Kantrow
Louise Kantrow, PhD, is an American human rights activist, and has served as the International Chamber of Commerce’s permanent representative to the United Nations since 2007.
Louise Kantrow, PhD, is an American human rights activist, and has served as the International Chamber of Commerce’s permanent representative to the United Nations since 2007.
Marc Garlasco
Marc Garlasco (born September 4, 1970) is an American former senior military expert for Human Rights Watch (HRW) who specialized in battle damage assessment, military operations, and interrogati...
Marc Garlasco (born September 4, 1970) is an American former senior military expert for Human Rights Watch (HRW) who specialized in battle damage assessment, military operations, and interrogati...
Mary Pillsbury Lord
Mary Pillsbury Lord (November 14, 1904 – July 21, 1978) was a civic worker and officer in several charitable organizations, as well as serving as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations General As...
Mary Pillsbury Lord (November 14, 1904 – July 21, 1978) was a civic worker and officer in several charitable organizations, as well as serving as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations General As...
Mary-Claire King
Mary-Claire King is an American human geneticist.
Mary-Claire King is an American human geneticist.
Matthew McDaniel
Matthew McDaniel is an American indigenous rights activist, formerly a carpenter, working to improve human rights for the Akha people of Thailand and Laos.
Matthew McDaniel is an American indigenous rights activist, formerly a carpenter, working to improve human rights for the Akha people of Thailand and Laos.
Maureen Greenwood
Maureen Greenwood-Basken is an American human rights activist.
Maureen Greenwood-Basken is an American human rights activist.
Maurice Davis
Maurice Davis (December 15, 1921 - December 14, 1993) was a rabbi, and human rights activist.
Maurice Davis (December 15, 1921 - December 14, 1993) was a rabbi, and human rights activist.
Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with her husband, activist and author Kevin Danaher, fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.
Medea Benjamin is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with her husband, activist and author Kevin Danaher, fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.
Micah Naftalin
Micah H. Naftalin (1933 - 23 December 2009) was an American advocate for the rights of Soviet Jews.
Micah H. Naftalin (1933 - 23 December 2009) was an American advocate for the rights of Soviet Jews.
Michael Posner (lawyer)
Michael H. Posner (born November 19, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American lawyer, the Founding Executive Director and later the President of Human Rights First (formerly the Lawyers Committ...
Michael H. Posner (born November 19, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American lawyer, the Founding Executive Director and later the President of Human Rights First (formerly the Lawyers Committ...
Michael Zinzun
Michael Zinzun was an American ex-Black Panther and anti-police brutality activist of African American and Apache descent.
Michael Zinzun was an American ex-Black Panther and anti-police brutality activist of African American and Apache descent.
Michealene Cristini Risley
Michealene Cristini Risley is an award-winning writer, director and human rights activist.
Michealene Cristini Risley is an award-winning writer, director and human rights activist.
Michealene Risley
Michealene Cristini Risley is an award-winning writer, director and human rights activist.
Michealene Cristini Risley is an award-winning writer, director and human rights activist.
Mike Farrell
Michael Joseph "Mike" Farrell is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain Hawkeye Pierce's and Colonel Sherman T. Potter's straight man, Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, on the television se...
Michael Joseph "Mike" Farrell is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain Hawkeye Pierce's and Colonel Sherman T. Potter's straight man, Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, on the television se...
Minky Worden
Minky Worden is an American human rights advocate and author who is the Media Director of Human Rights Watch.
Minky Worden is an American human rights advocate and author who is the Media Director of Human Rights Watch.
Nathaniel Raymond
Nathaniel Raymond is an American human rights investigator, specializing in the prevention and detection of torture.
Nathaniel Raymond is an American human rights investigator, specializing in the prevention and detection of torture.
Nina Shea
Nina Shea is an international human-rights lawyer, and international religious freedom advocate.
Nina Shea is an international human-rights lawyer, and international religious freedom advocate.
Pamela Yates
Pamela Yates is an American documentary filmmaker.
Pamela Yates is an American documentary filmmaker.
Patricia M. Derian
Patricia Murphy "Patt" Derian (born August 12, 1929) is a United States civil rights and human rights activist, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affai...
Patricia Murphy "Patt" Derian (born August 12, 1929) is a United States civil rights and human rights activist, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affai...
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 d...
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 d...
Paul Farmer
Paul Edward Farmer is an American anthropologist and physician.
Paul Edward Farmer is an American anthropologist and physician.
Pearl S. Buck
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhju, was an American writer who spent most of her time until 1934 in China.
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhju, was an American writer who spent most of her time until 1934 in China.
Pedro Julio Serrano
Pedro Julio Serrano is a human rights activist and President of Puerto Rico Para Tod@s, a non-profit organization that strives for inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender indiv...
Pedro Julio Serrano is a human rights activist and President of Puerto Rico Para Tod@s, a non-profit organization that strives for inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender indiv...
Phil Zimmermann
Philip R. "Phil" Zimmermann Jr. is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy, the most widely used email encryption software in the world.
Philip R. "Phil" Zimmermann Jr. is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy, the most widely used email encryption software in the world.
Phillip Buck
Reverend Phillip Jun Buck (born John S. Yoon on January 6, 1941 in Hwang Hae Nam Do, Ong Jin Goon, North Korea) is a Korean-American human-rights activist.
Reverend Phillip Jun Buck (born John S. Yoon on January 6, 1941 in Hwang Hae Nam Do, Ong Jin Goon, North Korea) is a Korean-American human-rights activist.
Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim
Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim, born Rachel Oestreicher is the chairwoman of The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States, a human rights organization in New York.
Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim, born Rachel Oestreicher is the chairwoman of The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States, a human rights organization in New York.
Randall Robinson
Randall Robinson is an African-American lawyer, author and activist, noted as the founder of TransAfrica.
Randall Robinson is an African-American lawyer, author and activist, noted as the founder of TransAfrica.
Rebecca MacKinnon
Rebecca MacKinnon is a former CNN journalist who headed the CNN bureaus in Beijing and later in Tokyo, before leaving television to become a blogger and co-founder of Global Voices Online.
Rebecca MacKinnon is a former CNN journalist who headed the CNN bureaus in Beijing and later in Tokyo, before leaving television to become a blogger and co-founder of Global Voices Online.
Riane Eisler
Riane Tennenhaus Eisler is an Austrian-born American scholar, writer, and social activist.
Riane Tennenhaus Eisler is an Austrian-born American scholar, writer, and social activist.
Richard A. Falk
Richard Anderson Falk (born 1930) is an American professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University, the author or co-author of 20 books and the editor or co-editor of another 20 bo...
Richard Anderson Falk (born 1930) is an American professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University, the author or co-author of 20 books and the editor or co-editor of another 20 bo...
Robert L. Bernstein
Robert L. Bernstein is an American publisher and human rights activist.
Robert L. Bernstein is an American publisher and human rights activist.
Ronan Farrow
Ronan Farrow is an American human rights activist, freelance journalist, Rhodes Scholar, lawyer and government official.
Ronan Farrow is an American human rights activist, freelance journalist, Rhodes Scholar, lawyer and government official.
Rutledge Pearson
Rutledge Pearson (September 9, 1929 - May 1967) was an educator, civil rights leader and human rights activist.
Rutledge Pearson (September 9, 1929 - May 1967) was an educator, civil rights leader and human rights activist.
Sarah Leah Whitson
Sarah Leah Whitson is an American human rights activist and director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch.
Sarah Leah Whitson is an American human rights activist and director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch.
Scott Horton (attorney)
Scott Horton is a New York attorney known for his work in human rights law and the law of armed conflict, as well as emerging markets and international law.
Scott Horton is a New York attorney known for his work in human rights law and the law of armed conflict, as well as emerging markets and international law.
Scott leckie
Scott Leckie (born 1962) is an international human rights and global housing advocate in the field of economic, social and cultural rights.
Scott Leckie (born 1962) is an international human rights and global housing advocate in the field of economic, social and cultural rights.
Scott Long (human rights activist)
Scott Long is an American activist in the human rights movement working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Scott Long is an American activist in the human rights movement working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Sen Katayama
Sen Katayama (片山 潜 Katayama Sen, December 26, 1859 - November 5, 1933), born Yabuki Sugataro (藪木 菅太郎 Yabuki Sugatarō), was an early member of the American Communist Party and co-fo...
Sen Katayama (片山 潜 Katayama Sen, December 26, 1859 - November 5, 1933), born Yabuki Sugataro (藪木 菅太郎 Yabuki Sugatarō), was an early member of the American Communist Party and co-fo...
Sharon Sayles Belton
Sharon Sayles Belton (born May 13, 1951) is an American community leader, politician and activist.
Sharon Sayles Belton (born May 13, 1951) is an American community leader, politician and activist.
Stephen Bright
Stephen Bright is president and senior counsel for the Southern Center for Human Rights and teaches at Harvard University and Yale University Law Schools and the Georgetown University Law Center.
Stephen Bright is president and senior counsel for the Southern Center for Human Rights and teaches at Harvard University and Yale University Law Schools and the Georgetown University Law Center.
Steven E. Carr
Steven E. Carr is an American attorney, entrepreneur, and social activist.
Steven E. Carr is an American attorney, entrepreneur, and social activist.
Suzanne Nossel
Suzanne Nossel became Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs in 2009.
Suzanne Nossel became Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs in 2009.
Sybil Stockdale
Sybil Stockdale was the wife of Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale.
Sybil Stockdale was the wife of Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale.
Ted Chabasinski
Ted Chabasinski (born March 20, 1937) is an American psychiatric survivor, human rights activist and attorney who lives in Berkeley, California.
Ted Chabasinski (born March 20, 1937) is an American psychiatric survivor, human rights activist and attorney who lives in Berkeley, California.
Thomas Gumbleton
Thomas John Gumbleton is a retired Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Thomas John Gumbleton is a retired Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Thor Halvorssen Mendoza
Thor Leonardo Halvorssen Mendoza (born 1976)—commonly known as Thor Halvorssen—is a Venezuelan human rights advocate and film producer with contributions in the field of public policy, pub...
Thor Leonardo Halvorssen Mendoza (born 1976)—commonly known as Thor Halvorssen—is a Venezuelan human rights advocate and film producer with contributions in the field of public policy, pub...
Tim A. Peters
The Rev. Timothy A. Peters, an American humanitarian aid worker living in Seoul, South Korea, operates Helping Hands Korea and is widely regarded as one of the world's most visible advocates for...
The Rev. Timothy A. Peters, an American humanitarian aid worker living in Seoul, South Korea, operates Helping Hands Korea and is widely regarded as one of the world's most visible advocates for...
Uriah P. Levy
Uriah Phillips Levy (April 22, 1792 – March 26, 1862) was the first Jewish Commodore of the United States Navy, a veteran of the War of 1812 and a major philanthropist.
Uriah Phillips Levy (April 22, 1792 – March 26, 1862) was the first Jewish Commodore of the United States Navy, a veteran of the War of 1812 and a major philanthropist.
Van Jones
Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones is an American environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney.
Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones is an American environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney.
W. E. B. Du Bois
William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor.
William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor.
W. Harry Davis
W. Harry Davis, Sr. (12 April 1923 – 11 August 2006) was an American civil rights activist, amateur boxing coach, civic leader and businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
W. Harry Davis, Sr. (12 April 1923 – 11 August 2006) was an American civil rights activist, amateur boxing coach, civic leader and businessman in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
William F. Schulz
William F. "Bill" Schulz was the Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, the U.S. division of Amnesty International, from March 1994 to 2006.
William F. "Bill" Schulz was the Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, the U.S. division of Amnesty International, from March 1994 to 2006.
Zack de la Rocha
Zacarías Manuel "Zack" de la Rocha is an American rapper, musician, poet, and activist best known as the vocalist and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine.
Zacarías Manuel "Zack" de la Rocha is an American rapper, musician, poet, and activist best known as the vocalist and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine.